Pras on Why He’s Endorsing Wyclef’s Rival for President of Haiti

Pras Michel, one of the three members of the multi-platinum group the Fugees, visited the Journal’s offices today to endorse Michel Martelly (aka “Sweet Micky”), a musician who is running for president of Haiti. We wondered if Michel’s support for Martelly is a slap in the face to his former bandmate, Wyclef Jean, who is also pursuing the Haitian presidency. And does the support for Martelly kill any future possibility of a Fugees reunion?

“Without Wyclef and his musical ingeniusness, I wouldn’t even be here,” Michel told the Journal’s Lee Hawkins. “And vice versa. Wyclef is a dear friend, he’s a brother, he’s a cousin. It’s just politics. Do I believe that he can take Haiti to where it needs to go to? No.”

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